page_title: 1659 in Denmark
section_title: Events
hierarchical_section_title: 1659 in Denmark / Events
caption_attribution_description: The assault of Copenhagen on the night between 10 and 11 February 1659
context_page_description: Events from the year 1659 in Denmark.
context_section_description: February 10 and 11 – A Swedish siege of the city during the Second Northern War culminates in the Assault on Copenhagen  results in Danish victory.
  March 24 – The citizens of Copenhagen are granted privileges of freedom as a reward for their contribution to the defence of the country.
  May 21 – Signing of the Concert of The Hague, an outline of the common stance of England, France and the Dutch Republic regarding the Second Northern War. The powers agree that the Swedish and Denmark shall settle for a peace treaty based on the Treaty of Roskilde, including free navigation through The Sound and the Baltic Sea based on the Treaty of Elbing. The subsequent Dano-Swedish Peace of Copenhagen largely followed the terms dictated by the Concert of the Hague.
  June – A Danish attempt to recapture Kronborg Castle fails. Oluf van Steenwinckel, believed to be the son of the architect Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger, is one of the Danish participants in the attack and is afterwards executed by the Swedish.
  November 14 – The Battle of Nyborg results in Danish victory.
  August 25 – Armistice followed by five days of peace negotiations in Copenhagen.
caption: The Assault on Copenhagen on 11 February, painted by Daniel Vertangen
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